US Patent Issued to Massachusetts Institute of Technology on March 17 for "Hybrid evaporative-radiative cooling panels" (Canadian, American Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,578,126, issued on March 17, was assigned to Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Mass.).

"Hybrid evaporative-radiative cooling panels" was invented by Zhengmao Lu (Cambridge, Mass.), Arny Leroy (Montreal), Evelyn N. Wang (Cambridge, Mass.) and Jeffrey C. Grossman (Brookline, Mass.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Hybrid evaporative and radiative cooling panel systems having increased cooling efficiency while minimizing water consumption are provided. The disclosed hybrid systems include a cooling panel that enables the improved cooling and water consumption via a reflector layer which reflects solar radiation, an evaporative...